MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 6.1pr3

New in this prerelease of the 6.1 plugins:
  • Updated DynaPDF to version 3.0.49.148.
  • Added Dictionary.ToJSON, Dictionary.ToText and Dictionary.ToXML.
  • Removed GraphicsMagick signal handlers so the plugin doesn't show up in crash reports on Mac when crashing.
  • Fixed bug in Dictionary.Serialize.
  • Added AVRecorder functions to record audio/video.
  • Added FM.InsertOrUpdateRecord2 and FM.InsertOrUpdateRecord3.
  • Added SendMail.ClearHeaders function.
  • Added Window.ClearFocus.
  • Added CLGeocoder.Distance function.
  • Added asText parameter for Addressbook.person.vCardRepresentation.
  • Added Addressbook.person.ExternalUID and Addressbook.searchPersonWithExternalUID to help with CardDAV servers.
  • Fixed a bug with Encryption.Cipher.
  • Updated SQLite to 3.11.0.
Download at monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/files/Prerelease/ or ask for being added to the dropbox shared folder.

DevCon Hotel Scam Alert

If you sign up for FileMaker DevCon as vendor (or attendee?), you may get calls from Conference Exhibition service, Reservation service or other names and they want to sell you hotel rooms on the phone.
This year I already got five such calls! As well as a couple last year for the previous DevCon.

As far as I know FileMaker, Inc, has not contracted any third party vendors to handle hotel reservations.
Please do not book a hotel reservation with any third parties, and be sure to share this information with your fellow developers.

You should either book the hotel DevCon website for the special rate. And if you are low on money, you can always find a cheaper room, e.g. the Monte Carlo Hotel has rooms for as low as $69, but you have to walk a block to the Cosmopolitan.

IP in menubar 4.5

NICHENICH, Germany (February 23rd, 2016) -- Monkeybread Software Releases IP in menubar v4.5, an application to show the current IP address in the menubar.

This small application runs in the background and shows the current IP address of your Mac in the menu bar. There are options available to customize the appearance of the menu entry. The IP dddress is updated regulary. Switch on the Router option if you are behind a router or gateway. You can still see your local IP address in the menu.

This application is freeware and provided as is.

IP in menubar is an example of what you can do in Xojo using the MBS Plugins and their NSStatusItemMBS class.

Changes in Version 4.5:
  • Added option to show country flag.
  • Added option to show notification when IP changes. This allows you to keep a history in notification center.
  • Added option to show VPN IP.
  • Fixed a bug for not connected and behind a router.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 or newer; source code is included. This application shows Xojo developers how to create and update a menu in the top right of the menu bar.

The application is freeware, but contributions are accepted through PayPal.

Download at the IP in menubar website.

Audio and Video Recording for FileMaker

The last weeks I worked on audio/video recording functions for FileMaker. Just a few functions to start a session, select a video and/or audio device, start recording and have a preview picture. This seems to work well so far:



So far this works well for Mac and Windows. On Mac we get a m4v file (m4a for audio only) and for Windows an AVI file is created. We don't have many options yet, but you can show the preview on any layout window in the position you need.

Coming soon in the next prerelease of our 6.1 plugin. For Mac and Windows in Filemaker 8.5 to latest one.

FileMaker Magazin - MBS Artikel

For our Germans speaking users:

Wir haben die Artikel zum MBS Plugin aus dem FileMaker Magazin gesammelt hier online gestellt: FileMaker Magazin Artikel:

Wir empfehlen allen FileMaker Anwender ein Abo vom Magazin und den Kauf der alten Ausgaben. Das FileMaker Magazin ist eine excellente Quelle von Informationen, Anleitungen und Profitips.


iOS SDK and MBS Workshops @ Denkform

For our German speaking clients we have two workshops:

Am 3. März 2016 haben Sie Gelegenheit bei der Denkform an drei Veranstaltungen teilzunehmen:


Vielleicht ja mal die Gelegenheit alle drei zusammen zu besuchen?

Printing with FileMaker on Mac with a specific Paper Tray

For next plugin version, we got our PrinterDialog functions improved.

A new function PrintDialog.SetTray allows you to select the paper tray by name.

The only problem is that the tray name is printed specific. To learn what your tray is, you can use PrintDialog.GetTray to see what tray was used in the last printer dialog. This way you can see if your trays are named Tray1/Tray2 or maybe Upper/Lower.

Please try with new prerelease (or email me for a test copy).
This is currently only for Mac and requires to use PrintDialog.Enable and PrintDialog.Install.

PauseOnError next month in Cleveland!

Less than a month left. Most tickets and slots are taken, so if you like to join, be quick!
See you there. If you need an hour or two for MBS related questions or consulting you can of course have a private meeting with me. Please contact me if you are interested.

The PauseOnError Steering Committee, in collaboration with Cleveland-based host firm Adatasol, is pleased to announce the Sixth PauseOnError Conference in Cleveland, OH, Monday, March 14th to Tuesday, March 15th, 2016, at the Metropolitan at the 9 hotel in downtown Cleveland.



Interface. Contribute. Learn. Be a part of your Community.

PauseOnError is a self-organized effort of software developers and consultants who use FileMaker. PauseOnError content is created by the attendees in a low tech and high touch environment, so leave Powerpoint at home and come prepared to share the mic.

Have a topic you'd like to talk about? Visit the wiki page, and add your session to the Schedule. It's just that easy.

Our objective is to provide a valuable and educational forum on which we can all collaborate to grow our community. We took care of most of the details so you an focus your energy on your contributions to the conference. PauseOnError is inexpensive because PauseOnError is a not-for-profit venture. The goal for each event is to cover our expenses and break even, and have some buffer for future events.

We would like to extend an early invitation to you to learn about the event, add your session to the schedule, and purchase tickets for you and your team.

To find out more about PauseOnError Cleveland - Sessions, Tickets, Hotel, and more, visit the conference wiki page!

We will have a MBS Plugin session there about our plugin, features and how the plugin is created and changed development with FileMaker.

Zombie clause in AWS Legal Agreement

Did you read amazon web service agreement?

57.10 Acceptable Use; Safety-Critical Systems. Your use of the Lumberyard Materials must comply with the AWS Acceptable Use Policy. The Lumberyard Materials are not intended for use with life-critical or safety-critical systems, such as use in operation of medical equipment, automated transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, aircraft or air traffic control, nuclear facilities, manned spacecraft, or military use in connection with live combat. However, this restriction will not apply in the event of the occurrence (certified by the United States Centers for Disease Control or successor body) of a widespread viral infection transmitted via bites or contact with bodily fluids that causes human corpses to reanimate and seek to consume living human flesh, blood, brain or nerve tissue and is likely to result in the fall of organized civilization.

So once zombies appear in the US, it's okay to use was for anything :-)

PS: It is not part of the German version, so read english one.

cubeSQL 5.5

We just got notice today about cubeSQL 5.5:

After several months of development we are proud to announce the immediate availability of cubeSQL 5.5. cubeSQL is probably the most stable version we have ever released, it also includes several performance related changes that you'll immediately noticed when compared to older versions. SSL support has been greatly improved and thanks to Tino Gruse from Roth Soft AG we now have a complete and detailed guide about how to Setup SSL.

You can find more details in our blog post: Announcing cubeSQL 5.5


We support cubeSQL with our SQLiteExtension.

MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 6.1pr2

New in this prerelease of the 6.1 plugins:
  • You can now pass text for the flags to DynaPDF.SetImportFlags and DynaPDF.SetImportFlags2.
  • Changed JSON functions to better detect invalid JSON text.
  • You can now set HandleResult property for SQL Connection and it propergates to SQL Command objects automatically (like PreFetchRows, Scrollable, CommitRetaining and SQL_ATTR_QUERY_TIMEOUT).
  • Fixed QuickList.HasValue function.
  • Fixed ZipFile.CompressFiles to handle no password case better.
  • Added Menubar.SetMenuCommandTitle function.
  • Updated DynaPDF to version 3.0.49.144.
  • Changed ProgressDialog functions to return an error if called on server.
  • Improved socket implementation with better ID handling.
  • Added JSON.SetPathValue, JSON.GetPathValue and JSON.GetValue function.
  • Fixed issue with LDAP.Bind not working correctly on Windows for all auth methods.
Download at monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/files/Prerelease/ or ask for being added to the dropbox shared folder.

More customization of FileMaker solutions


Do you see something unusual on this menubar screenshot or on the dock screenshot right?


Well, with MBS FileMaker Plugin you can change the name of the app in the menubar and also change the dock icon. Some nice ways to customize your solutions with FileMaker. And for the dock tile you can still use the badge function to show a little number or text. For example like Mail to show the number of unread emails.

To change the app name, please use the App.SetProcessName function. To change the dock icon pass an image container to App.SetDockIcon and for the badge label use App.SetDockBadgeLabel.

For the dock icon you best use a square image with at least 128x128 pixel size. Better you use 512x512 (for retina) and the plugin will fit the image to the right size requested by the operation system. For transparency, please use a PNG file.

MBS Workshop @ Denkform

For our German speaking clients we have a workshop day:

In Zusammenarbeit mit der DenkForm GmbH bieten wir eine Schulung zum MBS Plugin an. Am 3. März und 3. November 2016 können Sie in Hofheim am Taunus an einer eintägigen Schulung teilnehmen. Lernen Sie die über 3500 Funktionen einmal näher kennen und wie Sie sie effektiv einsetzen. Sammeln Sie Ideen und verbessern Sie ihre FileMaker Lösungen durch den Einsatz unseres Plugins.

Das Monkeybread Software Plugin für FileMaker stellt eine vielseitige Erweiterung der eigenen Datenbank dar. Der Kurs bietet nicht nur einen tiefgreifenden Überblick in die Benutzung und Entwicklung, sondern bietet auch die Chance das Plugin günstiger zu erstehen.
  • Einführung in das MBS Plugin
  • Überblick über die Funktionsbereiche
  • Neues im MBS Plugin dieses Jahr
  • Rundgang durch ausgewählte Beispiele
  • Gemeinsames Implementieren von Plugin Funktionen in eine Datenbank:
  • Upload/Download mit CURL auf einen HTTP/FTP Server
  • Ausfüllen eines Formulares auf einer Webseite
  • Bilder bearbeiten
  • PDF Verarbeitung
  • Druckerfunktionen
  • Adressbuch und Kontakte abfragen bei Mac OS X.
  • Fragen und Antworten
Die Teilnahme kostet 99 Euro inkl. MWSt. und Verpflegung.
Details und Anmeldung bei der Denkform.

PS: Die Mindestteilnehmerzahl wurde erreicht und der Workshop findet am 3. März statt.

MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 6.1pr1

New in this prerelease of the 6.1 plugins:
  • Fixed JSON.GetArrayItemsAsList function.
  • Added highlighting of If/Loop blocks for Mac in FM 14 or newer.
  • Added SyntaxColoring.SetUseBoldFont to disable bold font in syntax coloring. This helps some asian users who don't see brackets.
  • Added SyntaxColoring.GetScriptIfColor, SyntaxColoring.GetScriptLoopColor, SyntaxColoring.GetScriptSearchColor, SyntaxColoring.SetScriptIfColor, SyntaxColoring.SetScriptLoopColor and SyntaxColoring.SetScriptSearchColor.
  • Updated OpenSSL to 1.0.2f
Download at monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/files/Prerelease/ or ask for being added to the dropbox shared folder.

MBS FileMaker Plugin with if/loop highlighting

Something is coming to the MBS Plugin soon. See this animation:



Soon in MBS FileMaker Plugin in version 6.1.
For FileMaker 14 and newer & Mac only.

Archives

Mar 2024
Feb 2024
Jan 2024
Dec 2023
Nov 2023
Oct 2023
Sep 2023
Aug 2023
Jul 2023
Jun 2023
May 2023
Apr 2023
Mar 2023
Feb 2023
Jan 2023
Dec 2022
Nov 2022
Oct 2022
Sep 2022
Aug 2022
Jul 2022
Jun 2022
May 2022
Apr 2022
Mar 2022
Feb 2022
Jan 2022
Dec 2021
Nov 2021
Oct 2021
Sep 2021
Aug 2021
Jul 2021
Jun 2021
May 2021
Apr 2021
Mar 2021
Feb 2021
Jan 2021
Dec 2020
Nov 2020
Oct 2020
Sep 2020
Aug 2020
Jul 2020
Jun 2020
May 2020
Apr 2020
Mar 2020
Feb 2020
Jan 2020
Dec 2019
Nov 2019
Oct 2019
Sep 2019
Aug 2019
Jul 2019
Jun 2019
May 2019
Apr 2019
Mar 2019
Feb 2019
Jan 2019
Dec 2018
Nov 2018
Oct 2018
Sep 2018
Aug 2018
Jul 2018
Jun 2018
May 2018
Apr 2018
Mar 2018
Feb 2018
Jan 2018
Dec 2017
Nov 2017
Oct 2017
Sep 2017
Aug 2017
Jul 2017
Jun 2017
May 2017
Apr 2017
Mar 2017
Feb 2017
Jan 2017
Dec 2016
Nov 2016
Oct 2016
Sep 2016
Aug 2016
Jul 2016
Jun 2016
May 2016
Apr 2016
Mar 2016
Feb 2016
Jan 2016
Dec 2015
Nov 2015
Oct 2015
Sep 2015
Aug 2015
Jul 2015
Jun 2015
May 2015
Apr 2015
Mar 2015
Feb 2015
Jan 2015
Dec 2014
Nov 2014
Oct 2014
Sep 2014
Aug 2014
Jul 2014
Jun 2014
May 2014
Apr 2014
Mar 2014
Feb 2014
Jan 2014
Dec 2013
Nov 2013
Oct 2013
Sep 2013
Aug 2013
Jul 2013
Jun 2013
May 2013
Apr 2013
Mar 2013
Feb 2013
Jan 2013
Dec 2012
Nov 2012
Oct 2012
Sep 2012
Aug 2012
Jul 2012
Jun 2012
May 2012
Apr 2012
Mar 2012
Feb 2012
Jan 2012
Dec 2011
Nov 2011
Oct 2011
Sep 2011
Aug 2011
Jul 2011
Jun 2011
May 2011
Apr 2011
Mar 2011
Feb 2011
Jan 2011
Dec 2010
Nov 2010
Oct 2010
Sep 2010
Aug 2010
Jul 2010
Jun 2010
May 2010
Apr 2010
Mar 2010
Feb 2010
Jan 2010
Dec 2009
Nov 2009
Oct 2009
Sep 2009
Aug 2009
Jul 2009
Apr 2009
Mar 2009
Feb 2009
Dec 2008
Nov 2008
Oct 2008
Aug 2008
May 2008
Apr 2008
Mar 2008
Feb 2008